James Kenan is 2-8 against East Duplin since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the James Kenan Tigers will head out on the road to face off against the East Duplin Panthers at 5:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
James Kenan is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took down North Lenoir 56-42 on Thursday.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead James Kenan to victory, but perhaps none more so than Aleyah Wilson, who posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Labria McGowan, who had eight points.
Meanwhile, East Duplin waltzed into their contest on Thursday with nine straight wins... but they left with ten. They blew past the Blue Devils 42-14. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 games by 20 points or more this season.
East Duplin's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.5 points. As for James Kenan, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 8-5 record this season.
James Kenan was dealt a bruising 53-17 defeat at the hands of East Duplin in their previous matchup back in January. Can James Kenan avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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